The people that matter………
Through out our lives we meet a lot of these god created creatures called “people”. First our parents, our siblings, next our friends , neighbors and others who make our life a total misery, our boss, our girlfriends/boyfriends etc.
We could classify them as good, bad or just ok types. As learnt from a friend, in every bad person, there is always a little good in them, I agree, its true. Am sure even Hitler had something good in him, aah ya, artist!!! , he was a fine artist. I think he would have been the second Picasso if he only concentrated on this line and never entered politics. Anyways , in spite of the World War’s we can still appreciate the fact the he had some thing good in him.
Well as far as I go, have come across a variety of them (these so called people), the lustful, the betrayers, the egoist, the friendly type, the cute types, the helpful, the playful, the pranksters but out of all these , the one that comes to my mind very often is a poor vegetable vendor.hmmm, interesting isn’t it !! why not a cute guy that I know or the priest that inspired me !!.. let me tell you why……….
Let me relate you the incident. I was on my way for some Friday marketing shopping in Mapusa. The incident happened just at the entrance. I saw delicious looking jackfruit seeds all set to be sold. Looking at the texture, the size I assumed that plastic bag filled would cost me Rs 20/- Well everyone was selling it at the rate, why would this be less. I approached the vegetable vendor , who greeted me with a broad smile and said nothing more. Usually when I go purchasing fruits or vegetables , there are a whole lot of them literally begging you to purchase their stuff of the day, some get a little too irritating too but not this one. Anyways, as I was interested in the jackfruit, I asked how much it was, she said, 10 Rs. I was taken aback, 10 Rs did I hear it right ??!! Kitlem ghe ? I asked her again, “dha rupya bai “, she repeated with a smile. I picked two of those plastic bag. Mom, who was along with me noticed she had bananas too for sale, big, huge one that would cost at Rs 30/- a dozen or more, the usual market rates. She sold it for 20 Rs only and was so generous that she gave us a little extra of the jackfruit and banana. WOW ! what a woman ! One would be only satisfied getting the extra fruits, for me it was more. This poor woman was so blessed, she had nothing, yet everything ! She was miserably poor but still generous at heart, she wasn’t pretty yet had a beautiful smile ! how many of these people have u come across who are genuinely sweet ??? Trust me, apart from a few friends, she was the first for me. I still remember the smile ! Every now and then when people act rude, or irrational or irritating with me , I just remember this simple woman… I am sure she would have just politely replied back or smile back to these people unlike me…………. She taught me a lesson that day……….. a lesson of simplicity, giving more and expecting less and just being happy. Its these people that ultimately matter ….
We could classify them as good, bad or just ok types. As learnt from a friend, in every bad person, there is always a little good in them, I agree, its true. Am sure even Hitler had something good in him, aah ya, artist!!! , he was a fine artist. I think he would have been the second Picasso if he only concentrated on this line and never entered politics. Anyways , in spite of the World War’s we can still appreciate the fact the he had some thing good in him.
Well as far as I go, have come across a variety of them (these so called people), the lustful, the betrayers, the egoist, the friendly type, the cute types, the helpful, the playful, the pranksters but out of all these , the one that comes to my mind very often is a poor vegetable vendor.hmmm, interesting isn’t it !! why not a cute guy that I know or the priest that inspired me !!.. let me tell you why……….
Let me relate you the incident. I was on my way for some Friday marketing shopping in Mapusa. The incident happened just at the entrance. I saw delicious looking jackfruit seeds all set to be sold. Looking at the texture, the size I assumed that plastic bag filled would cost me Rs 20/- Well everyone was selling it at the rate, why would this be less. I approached the vegetable vendor , who greeted me with a broad smile and said nothing more. Usually when I go purchasing fruits or vegetables , there are a whole lot of them literally begging you to purchase their stuff of the day, some get a little too irritating too but not this one. Anyways, as I was interested in the jackfruit, I asked how much it was, she said, 10 Rs. I was taken aback, 10 Rs did I hear it right ??!! Kitlem ghe ? I asked her again, “dha rupya bai “, she repeated with a smile. I picked two of those plastic bag. Mom, who was along with me noticed she had bananas too for sale, big, huge one that would cost at Rs 30/- a dozen or more, the usual market rates. She sold it for 20 Rs only and was so generous that she gave us a little extra of the jackfruit and banana. WOW ! what a woman ! One would be only satisfied getting the extra fruits, for me it was more. This poor woman was so blessed, she had nothing, yet everything ! She was miserably poor but still generous at heart, she wasn’t pretty yet had a beautiful smile ! how many of these people have u come across who are genuinely sweet ??? Trust me, apart from a few friends, she was the first for me. I still remember the smile ! Every now and then when people act rude, or irrational or irritating with me , I just remember this simple woman… I am sure she would have just politely replied back or smile back to these people unlike me…………. She taught me a lesson that day……….. a lesson of simplicity, giving more and expecting less and just being happy. Its these people that ultimately matter ….
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